Friday, November 20, 2009

Ruffle Neck Onesie

It seems as though the whole sewing world is making knit ruffles these days.
I often wonder who comes up with idea's. My personal opinion is that there are no original idea's. One idea spawns a thought in another crafter, who tweaks it, which inspires another crafter to tweak it again, etc. etc. I love watching things like this evolve, I think it is so interesting.

So, here's a sneak peak at my tweak. I've been rufflin' my guts out getting ready for Mindy Mae's Market on Dec 4-5. These ruffles are actually made from ribbed knee high stockings. Go figure! Cut strips about an inch and a half wide. Sew the ends together to create one long strip, then all you have to do is bast down the center and pull your string. The trick to making it look so fluffy is to hand stitch the ruffle onto the onesie. That way there are no machine stitches to be seen. I would love to see what ruffley tweak you're working on....leave me a link.

10 comments:

  1. Those are cute bob! So guess what! We were asked to do a segment on studio 5!! Matt and Dad think we are crazy but we turned it down. She said it would be in the middle of December and we just want to close shop and focus on our families! But neat huh! We were tickled!

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  2. It is funny how one idea just sets off alot of others.
    I like it. Real cute.

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  3. ok bobbi, i need one in my size, no joking!!! love it!

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  4. This is sooo stinkin cute! I LOVE it!

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  5. I bought a bunch of white onsies on clearance on Target. I thought I could spiff them up and give them as shower gifts. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  6. I don't quite understand the directions. Do you cut the knee highs lengthwise? What do you do about the edges? Does the fabric need to be hemmed? What brand of knee highs work best? How "ribbed" do they need to be?
    Thanks for any guidance you can lend me.
    Janice

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  7. LOVE the way this looks. Thanks for sharing. I'm linking it to my blog. :)

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